Mu Zhenzhen took off a lantern on the bow of the boat, walked to the pedal, and picked up the lantern to shine high, this pedal is more than a zhang long, no more than a foot wide, if you are not careful on the boat at night, it is easy to step on the air and fall into the water, especially for people who have drunk alcohol - but after waiting for a while, no one came, the scenery on the shore of the lake is dim, and it is difficult to distinguish ten steps away, Mu Zhenzhen is really strange, just heard the young master talking and laughing, it should be more than ten zhang away, why did he walk for so long and not reach the shore?

Mu Zhenzhen said to Wang Wei: "Sister Wang, I'll go to the shore to take a look-", carrying the lantern and waiting to walk on the pedal, suddenly felt something strange underwater, when he looked down, suddenly the lake water next to the boat surged, a head popped up, and shouted: "Spare your life-"

Mu Zhenzhen was startled, and hurriedly stretched out the lantern to shine, but where the lantern was illuminated, the lake was surging, and the head that had come out of the water before was gone, Mu Zhenzhen felt weird, and reached out to the bottom of his skirt to touch the small dragon stick - the black feather starling who was hanging on the hatch heard the word "spare life", and also called out "spare life" sadly, Wang Wei "fluttered" and smiled, and said: "Really girl, it is Yanke Xianggong who calls for mercy, they are playing with us." ”

Wang Wei listened, she didn't see the head gushing out of the water, she just heard the scream, and recognized that it was Zhang Cao's voice - the voice of "spare life" shouted again on the other side of the boat, Zhang Cao swam here and shouted: "Don't you save me when you see death, Wang Weigu saves me, the scholar falls into the water, the beauty saves him, and the good story ——"

Zhang Yuan's voice came again: "Third brother, you can be careful, don't be beaten as soon as you appear." ”

Mu Zhenzhen couldn't help laughing, her small dragon stick was already in her hand - the weather was hot in the evening, Zhang Yuan and others were in a hot sweat when they were drinking in Tongli Restaurant, Zhang Yuan said: "Don't drink too much wine today, let's go to Tongli Lake to swim, the lake water is very clear." ”

When Zhang Cao heard this, he responded enthusiastically, they grew up playing in the Demo River since they were children, Fan Wenruo was greedy for a cup, and wanted to continue drinking, but seeing that the three Zhang brothers were interested in going to swim, they had to ask the servant to bring the unfinished Suzhou Sanbai wine back to the boat, and he wanted to drink it slowly.

When they came to the lake, Fan Wenruo and Zong Yishan refused to go into the water, only Zhang Yuan, Zhang Dai, Zhang Cao, and a few servants from Wuling and Nengzhu found a flat lakeshore and quietly went into the water, swimming to the wave boat, Zhang Cao said that he wanted to scare Wang Wei on the boat - Zhang Cao was still surging in the water and asked Wang Weigu to save him as a scholar who fell into the water, but he heard Wang Weiqingling's voice and said: "Yan Ke Xianggong, if according to the cliché of drama and novels, the little woman saved you, a scholar who fell into the water, then you will be the champion in the future and marry me as your wife. Can you win the top prize? Speaking of the back, he couldn't help but laugh.

Zhang Cao shouted: "Then you save me, if you save me, I will win the champion and marry you." ”

Wang Wei said: "You have set the Qi girl as your wife, how can you regret it." ”

Zhang Cao shouted: "How can you save people so verbosely, you have already drowned, save me-"

When Zhang Cao was smiling with Wang, Zhang Yuan also swam over, looking up at the lantern on the bow of the boat from the water, under the sunken sky, the lantern was like a dusk moon, and on the side of the lantern was Mu Zhenzhen's white face, so he stretched out his hand and said, "Zhenzhen, pull me." ”

Mu Zhenzhen saw the young master swimming, smiled, "hi" agreed, handed the lantern in his hand to the green plum on the side, leaned down, supported the side of the boat with one hand, reached down with one hand to grab the young master's hand, and lifted it up hard, and actually lifted the hundred-pound Zhang Yuan volley on the bow of the boat - Zhang Yuan was bare-chested, wearing only a pair of knee-covering trousers underneath, and he wiped his face with his hand, and said with a smile: "It's really a lot of strength, fishing generally catches me." ”

Mu Zhenzhen often served Zhang Yuan in the bath, Zhang Yuan was used to seeing his shirtless body, but he was still a little shy in front of people, and said busily: "Young master, hurry up and change your clothes." ”

Zhang Yuan said "um", followed Mu Zhenzhen into the cabin, and when he walked past Wang Wei, he saw that this girl's charming eyes looked at him with a little curiosity, and seemed to be quite surprised by his appearance, Zhang Yuan made a bodybuilding action to show his muscles, laughed, walked into the cabin, touched his lower abdomen, pitiful, his abdominal muscles have not been trained, and he will have to exercise in the future...... Zhang Cao in the water saw Zhang Yuan getting on the boat, and shouted even more, Wang Wei said: "The little woman doesn't have as much strength as Mu Zhenzhen, she can't catch you-Uncle Yao, you pull him up." ”

Zhang Cao didn't want Yao Dahan to pull him, but shouted: "Green Plum, Green Plum, pull me." ”

Zhang Cao's personal maid Lumei hurriedly handed the lantern to Hui Xiang, and in a panic, Zhang Zhang lay on the side of the boat and said to Zhang Cao: "Third young master, the maid can't pull you——"

Zhang Cao shouted: "Don't be verbose, pull me up quickly, if you can't pull it, you have to pull it." ”

Lumei had no choice but to tremble and reach down, but was grabbed by Zhang Cao, dragged down hard, and was dragged into the water with a "plop", screaming loudly in fright: "Third young master, the maid can't swim in the water-ah-goo-"

Zhang Cao couldn't stop laughing.

Lumei fluttered in the water, crying for help, and drank several sips of water in succession, Zhang Cao went over to hold her up, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, I can't drown you, there is a young master, don't move-"

Zhang Dai swam over and said, "Third brother, don't mess around, this lake is extremely deep, and it's night." ”

Zhang Cao said indifferently: "It's right next to the boat, what can happen." As he spoke, he picked up the green plum, Su Zhi and Wang Wei on it dragged the green plum onto the boat, Zhang Cao himself then climbed onto the boat, looking at the frightened half-dead, paralyzed on the ground Green Plum, he felt really funny, and laughed nonstop.

Wang Wei glared at Zhang Cao with a pair of wonderful eyes and asked, "Yan Kexianggong, do you think this is very interesting?" ”

Zhang Cao said: "Of course, this stupid woman, does she have Mu Zhenzhen's strength, but she also came to pull me, haha, she must be overboard." ”

Lumei gasped for a while, sat up, and cried: "If I don't pull you, you will definitely scold me, so, knowing that the third young master wants-"

Wang Wei turned around and went back to the cabin.

Zhang Cao saw that Lumei was crying, and he also felt bored, and said: "Okay, okay, isn't it just a joke, you don't have anything, get up." Pulling Lumei to stand up, half-hugging and half-hugging and going back to the cabin.

Zhang Yuan changed his clothes, Mu Zhenzhen was combing his hair, heard Lumei's cry, and asked if it was Zhang Cao who made Lumei, Zhang Yuan shook his head and said: "The third brother is such a spleen surname, a prank." ”

Wu Ling, who talked back and forth, said: "The third son's temper has been much better recently, and he used to be even worse, and he often beat people for no reason. ”

Zhang Yuan said with a smile: "I have to blame this time, it was I who asked Zhenzhen to pull me on the boat, and the third brother thought of teasing Lumei." ”

Mu Zhenzhen said: "How can this be blamed young master, the third prince has been asking Sister Wang to pull him, he wants to pull Sister Wang into the water-"

Wu Ling said: "The third prince wanted to tease Wang Weigu, but Wang Weigu ignored him. ”

Zhang Yuan said: "Okay, don't say more. "Walked to the cabin, chatted with the eldest brother Zhang Dai, drank tea, and asked the third brother Zhang Cao? Zhang Dai said with a smile: "Zhang Yanke is very gentle, teasing the green plum, he is like this, moody, when he gets better, he can take a cold iron on the green plum, but he teased her to fall into the water before, and he only cares about the surname." ”

Zhang Yuan drank a cup of tea, went back to the cabin and made a small question, showing it to Zong Yishan, Zong Yishan said: "Brother Jiezi's craftsmanship is much more sophisticated and spicy than when I was a guest in Dongzhang in Shanyin last year, and there are almost no flaws, but there is a reminder below, Brother Jie Zi should pay attention to the style of craftsmanship." ”

Zhang Yuan is a person who is thorough at one point, nodded and said: "Brother Yishan reminded me very much, there are too many eight-strand essays, it is easy to be confined to craftsmanship, the same, and the axe chisel marks are exposed, which must be practiced and reborn, so as to maintain the novelty and vitality of the article." ”

Zong Yishan smiled and said: "Brother Jie Zi is like a mirror in his heart, he has thought of these things for a long time, and he is talking a lot. ”

Zhang Yuan said: "Recently, the composition is faintly confused, if it weren't for Brother Yishan's words, I couldn't figure it out for a while, Brother Yishan's talent, it's a pity not to participate in the imperial examination, Brother Yishan don't worry, wait for me to arrange it calmly." ”

Zong Yishan said: "If you talk about the arts, I am really not as good as Brother Jiezi, I have knowledge, but I don't have the pen, but I can be regarded as a master of the eye, I also know very well, I can't participate in the imperial examination, Dong will not allow me to be an official in the imperial examination, and I can't change my name and surname, unless I fall behind, as long as I make up for the student, in the middle of the lift, then I can't hide from Dong's eyes and ears, this will only cause trouble to Brother Jiezi, Brother Jiezi don't have to worry about this matter, I only ask for the end of my parents, Brother Jiezi said that the queen is an official, I am a staff member, our friends, know each other for a lifetime." ”

Zhang Yuan said: "Brother Yishan, don't be pessimistic, I will think of a safe way." ”

…… The third night of the first month of June was extremely hot, Zhang Yuan couldn't sleep, and there was no wind at the bow of the ship to cool off. ”

But waiting left and right, the rain just didn't come down, Zhang Yuan went back to the cabin, it was almost three watches at this time, Zong Yishan and others on the other side of the screen were asleep, Laifu's snoring was not small, there was no way on the boat, only to endure it - Mu Zhenzhen was still sitting on the banquet to sort out her clothes, and she would not rest until Zhang Yuan fell asleep every time.

Zhang Yuan took off his long shirt, slept in only a small coat, shook his fan and said, "Really sleep." ”

Mu Zhenzhen agreed, blew out the light, and lay down on the seat beside Zhang Yuan, motionless and silent.

Zhang Yuan said to the darkness: "Don't think too much, one day, Uncle Mu will return to his hometown." ”

Mu Zhen really responded, and without saying a word, it seemed that the whole person was immersed in the dark night and became nothing.

Zhang Yuan slowly shook the fan, couldn't get through the sleepiness, fell asleep, I don't know how long he slept, he was awakened by the rumbling thunder, the rainstorm finally came down, the raindrops hit the canopy "crackling" sound, the wind poured in through the window, the heat in the cabin disappeared, the wind and waves on the lake, and the boat also shook a little - in the sound of wind and rain, I suddenly heard the sound of sobbing, the cabin was still dark, Zhang Yuan called softly: "It's true-"

The sound of sobbing suddenly disappeared, and he didn't hear Mu Zhenzhen agree, Zhang Yuan didn't know that Mu Zhenzhen was not around, so he slowly reached over and touched the face of the fallen girl, the face trembled slightly, and Zhang Yuan felt that the face was wet, and it was tears.

———————————————— heavy rain outside the window, Jiangxi has recently become a disaster with heavy rain.

(To be continued)